Recording apparatus

Abstract

A recording apparatus according to the present invention in which a data is recorded by charging a driven recording medium, scanning laser beams on the driven recording medium to form electrostatic latent images thereon, and developing and transferring the electrostatic latent image, comprises a charger for charging the driven recording medium; and at least two image forming device disposed around the recording medium for recording multi-colored and/or uni-colored data in a plurality of print modes. In the recording apparatus, the print modes is controlled so as to drive the second image forming device corresponding to the second print mode after the operation of the first print mode is closed, when the second print mode is designated in the operation of the first image forming means corresponding to the first print mode. And, the driver for driving the recording medium is controlled so as to continuously drive the recording medium when the first print mode is switched to the second print mode by the switching device. The image forming device comprises device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the recording medium by scanning laser beams in accordance with the recording data and device for developing the electrostatic latent image.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording member, comprising: means for detecting a size of the recording member;   means for forming an image in accordance with a plurality of dot signals;   means for providing a clock signal for sending the dot signals synchronous with the clock signal, whose pulse number changes according to the size of the recording member detected by said detecting means;   means for receiving the clock signal provided by said clock signal providing means; and   means for sending image signals corresponding to said dot signals to said image forming means, synchronous with said clock signal received by said clock signal receiving means.   
     
     
       2. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clock signal from said providing means is synchronized with a starting point of the image forming. 
     
     
       3. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitting of clock signal by said providing means is stopped at an ending point of the image forming.